Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-12-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF

or quicks1lver-bearing ore, have been dls-
covered tear Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The Secretary Of the Treasury hasawarded
a silver medal TO Harry H. Everett, Of Chica-
go, for heroic services in rescuing drowning
persons during the past few years
An old unsatis9ed mortgage, dated 1s40, has
been found which effects the title to about
one-sixth Of the real estate in Shamokin, Pa
The amount Of the mortgage was originally
81, 600 The Sheriff has officially notified the
land holders that he viii sell the property
Eecember 80.
Gen. w. 7. Shermon has accepted the in
vitation Of the Ohio Centennial Commission,
through Gov. Foraker, to be present at the
opening exercises in September next, and with
Gen. Sheridan review the Grand Army and
National Guard parades.
Commander-in-Chhief Rea, of the @. A.
R., has appointed committee to cooperate
with similar committee from the Army of
the Tennessee in securing an appropriate
memorial for John A. Logan.
The Mexican Congress adjourned on Thurs
day. The most important measurers passed
were bills authorizing new loan Of &l0, ,5O0,-
900 and compulsory education in the Federal
district and Territories
The news about the Crown Princes throat
still alternates. One day his condition is
most critical and the next day it snot alarm
ing, the difference depending upon who sends
out the news, as well as upon the varying
progress of the disease. 1t is to be feared,
however, that the reassuring telegrams have
less foundation than those of opposite tenor.
The immigrants to Canada from January
to November 80, 1887, numbered 1Ss, ,i62,
against 800, 492 for the corresponding period
in 1886. The passengers to the United States
from Canada for eleven months Of 1887, num-
bered g, ,521; for the same period last yer
the number was 4s,5S7.
The Iuteri or Department has asked Con-
gress for $4,000 with which to bring out
sometime in the summer of 1888 the conclud-
ing volume of the census of 1880.
Harper, the Fidelity National Bank
wrecker, is now trying to shift the RESPONSE
bility for his downfall to the shoulders of his
confidential clerk, the handsome Miss Josies
Holmes, and says it is wholly through her
wiles that he was bankrupted in principle.
The Gar is greatly alarmed at Austria s
military activity, and regards her frontier
defenses somewhat in the nature of an insult
Henry s. Ives was arraigned before the
Tombs Police Court, on the charge of stealing
100000 from the Cincinnati, Hamilton AMI
Dayton Railroad
The Asiatic Cholera has re-appeared in
South America. Reports published in the
Panama paper show that in October the dis
ease broke out afresh in Chill. On October
% there were IA cases in the small city of Chill
Ian, and on the 23d, % cases and 16 deaths,
and on the Gath, 16 cases and deaths Lust
year the disease did not appear in Chill until
the second week of November, but now it has
come before the arrival of warm weather.
On November 25, Peruvian ports were closel
against vessels from Chilli.
Mr.. T. v. Powderly has sent out to the
Knights of Labor circular on the subject
of the postal telegraph, in which he very
caustically reviews and arraigns the policy of
| Jay Gould in the management of the West
erd Union Telegraph Company. Mr.. Powder
ly accuses the latter of using the wires to
prejudice the public against the Knights of
Labor and their officials, by sending broad
cast to the country all matter inimicil to the
society, while carefully suppressing any
thing likely to operate in its favor. He
urges the circulation of petitions to Congress
in favor of government telegraphy, and
winds up with savage attack on Gould as 8
railroad wrecker and robber.
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, is still with
out pastor, and no name will be submitted
to the congregation until after the annua
sale of pews. Meanwhile R4v. Lyman Alb
bott, D. D., will supply the pulpit.
Two freight trains ran together West o
of Clinton, Iowa, on the Chicago & North
western railroad, wrecking the engine AM
eight cars and killing Eugene Kelly, of Clin
ton, brakeman, and iniuring Enginee
Thomas Lea.
The stage running between Little Rock anC
Carrollton, Ark, was robbed on the outward
trip, near the halfway station, by three mer
who appeared suddenly from thick wood
The driver put whip to the horses, and wa
only stopped by the robbers shooting one o
the horses The four occupants of the stag
I then were ordered out under the cover Of re
yolvers. Six hundred dollars and two gol'
watches were taken.
Serious disturbances have occurred In Cats
lonia, requiring the presence of troops
preserve order. The trouble originated !
the closing Of factories caused by the d.
preston in trade.
The ''Oficial Messenger says there ha
been conflict in Syria between Bedouin
and Druses, in which the latter had 16
killed and 800 wounded.
Ira B. Hamblin, assistant physician at Il
Central (O.) Asylum for the Insane, has pr
: ferred charges Of vicious abuse of patient
and has asked Gov. Foraker to order an il
vestigation.
!. James Robinson, the last one of the mul
. derers of Detective William H. Hulligan,
doomed to walk to the gallows. The jur.
, after being out twenty-six hours and thirtee
minutes, brought in verdict of murder
, the first degree.
. George Bushart, an employe of Dabt
!, photograph establishment, was killed short
, after O'Clock yesterday morning, in Jol
, Dolan's saloon and boarding house, 1